Distress Color Combos
Hi everyone! Happy Friday!!
I have something a little different for you today. I’ve been playing with my Distress inks, some new, some old and came up with 12 color combinations for you to try. I’ve added in some holiday colors (#1 and #3) that look great together, also colors that blend well and some awesome gradients you can use for an ombre look.
One of my all time favorite color combination is #4. It uses some of the older classic colors of Distress. These colors blend really well when overlapped and look great together side by side. I like them for their warm tones.
I’ve created a quick card to show you how these colors look on paper using the Leaves Background stamp and a little water misting.
I’ve used the mini’s for my card but remember all the Distress products that are available including Paints, Markers, Stains, Sprays and full size ink pads. You can view my video below or on our YouTube channel.
If you’re interested in playing with some combinations, I’ve put together 3 downloadable sheets that you can save, printout and cut to 3×4 cards to use for a reference!
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a creative weekend!
Oh wow!!! Absolutely gorgeous card and such gorgeous colors!!! I just love Distress Inks!!!
Thank you!! I’m new to the craft, and love all of the handy hints, tips and ideas yiu so generously share! Now I just need to build on my resource collection.
Fabulous info…and great colour combos!!!
Perfect! My order of inks arrives Monday and I can’t wait to try some of these!
Distress Inks are my favorite! Thanks for the inspiration on color combos! :)
These are beautiful combinations! I so wish that I knew how to color! Thanks for sharing this with us today.
Thank you, this looks amazing :)
Beautiful card! Thanks for all the lovely colour combos!
Beautiful card! LOVE! Thanks for the lovely color combos!!!
Fab color combos! Thanks, Shari!
These combos are so beautiful!
Super idea – thanks for the ideas and inspiration ! I love Distress inks and these combos really help when putting them together. Love your card !!!
I so enjoyed watching this video. It’s a great way to learn! I’m going to save these colour schemes to refer back to again & again. Thank you so much for this video.
Just AMAZING!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the Help!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
I Love EVERYTHING about this post! The color combinations, the beautiful card, and that awesome watercolor technique! Thx!
Thank you so much Shari for these fabulous cards of color combos for the Distress inks. You have helped me so much! Great card as a bonus!!
This is fabulous, Shari, and so very trendy. Thank you.
amazing card and tutorial, thanks so much for the helpful charts :)
What a welcome post! After attending Create2015, I can’t wait to test out these color combinations…thanks so much.
Awesome job on your card and the color combo is something I needed since I have a hard time combining colors.
Thankyou for making the distress recipe cards> so helpful
thanks for the download!
What fun. I will find this very useful. Thanks. Hugz
Thank you for these charts a great stepping stone for creativity.
Lovely color combos and inspiration!
What an awesome thing to have to refer to! I love the combinations and the card is lovely.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your color combos! And your card looks great! :)
Such a pretty card!
Awesome card! Thanks for the video!
Love the card – I think this leaf bkgd stamp could be my new favorite! Thank you for sharing your talents in developing the color recipes. They will be a big help.
Those colors sook bright and happy on your card I adore this..will CASE ing this…thanks for sharing…
Thanks for putting together the color combinations! They will really help.
I have tried distress ink combos lately and love your recipes. Thanks for sharing.
There are some gorgeous combos here. TFS.
Thanks for these very helpful color combos. Your card is stunning, hopefully I will get an comparable result with my dilettantisch knowledge in coloring. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
thank you so much for the downloads!!
Pretty! I wouldn’t have tried those colors together but they really did come together!
These are beautiful combinations!! Thanks for the download!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Would love to win your grab bag, hopefully including some of these lovely colors. My collection of stamping inks is very small. However, I could probably emulate some of these color recipes with my colored pencils…
WOW! What beautifully blended colors. Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us what colors look great together. I love the inspiration!
Thank you so much for this incredibly helpful post. Its so good to be pushed out of your comfort zone with colors. I really appreciate the time you took to do this.
Beautiful card, love the background stamp, and I never would have thought those colours would looks as great together as they did. Thank you for showing me the colour combo and opening my eyes to new possibilities.
OMG!!!!! Thank You so much for this precious gift…I have always a troubled time when I have to choose distress combination! This is really amazing for me!!!
Cristina
thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it
Thank you for doing this, Shari. One more reason you are my favorite designer.
Beautiful card, Shari! Love seeing the recipe cards for further inspiration :)
Beautiful warm color combo! I love your card and it’s layout too! Thanks of the combo’s to print and save.
Wow! Thank you for the recipe cards. Your card is bright and beautiful. I love the color combo you used. :-)
I smile out loud by just by reading the “color” name choices!!
Absolutely gorgeous! I LOVE this technique and the color recipe is just beautiful! And Shari, you always have such great videos! TFS!
Awesome! Bookmarked this for when I need color inspirations!